Ineska Winter: How Burning Man and a Grammy-Nominated Producer Reshaped Her Music

In a world where a hundred new faces seem to appear every day, a true rarity is an artist who does more than release songs—someone who builds a complete, recognizable universe around their music. Ineska Winter, a future-pop vocalist and performer, is doing exactly that. And she’s doing it with remarkable consistency.

Her return to the stage is not another routine comeback. It marks a deliberate step into a new chapter of her career: future pop at the intersection of electronic music and R&B, driven by a bold performance aesthetic and a visual language inspired by the culture of Burning Man. Long before the futuristic costumes, lights, and choreography, however, there was a much simpler story: a girl singing in school ensembles and entering a local talent contest where, for the first time, someone from the music world told her directly that music might become her path in life.

Today that path has gained both momentum and scale. The production behind this new era is led by Jakub Liszko, a producer nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on Usher’s album Coming Home. For Ineska, the collaboration represents far more than an impressive credit. It marks a shift in standards: quality as the starting point, a global perspective, and music designed to resonate far beyond the boundaries of a single market.

In this interview, we return to the moments that shaped this new stage of her artistic journey: the pause that proved more difficult than the stage itself, the decision to return with a clearer vision, and the idea of building concerts as fully immersive experiences. We also talk about her latest single “Z Tobą w sercu” (“With You in My Heart”), which reveals a more intimate layer of her artistry and expands the direction introduced by “DejaVu Bez Snu.”

It’s a conversation about artistic maturity, about raising the bar, and about a project that is increasingly finding its place within the broader, international landscape of contemporary music.

Ineska Winter doesn’t ask whether there is room for her project. She creates that space herself.

Before the stage lights and futuristic costumes, there was a girl singing in a choir and in school bands. Do you remember the moment when you first felt that singing was not only a passion, but something that would define your life?

Ineska Winter: I remember it very clearly. I was still a little girl when a vocal contest called Mini Playback Show took place in my hometown. I joined it somewhat spontaneously, without big expectations. After my performance, a vocal teacher from the Municipal Cultural Center in Sieradz approached me and invited me to join a vocal group.

That was the first moment when someone from outside saw something in me beyond just a child who liked to sing. I realized then that music could be something much greater than a hobby. From that moment on, I began to treat singing seriously. There were the first rehearsals, the first stages, and the first emotions connected with performing in front of an audience. I think it was exactly then that a very calm but powerful conviction appeared inside me—that this was my path.

Your biography shows remarkable consistency: dance training at Poland’s most famous dance school, Egurrola Dance Studio, participation in beauty contests and modeling competitions, and continued vocal development. Which of these experiences strengthened your character the most and prepared you for the realities of the music industry?

Ineska Winter: I think the biggest lesson for me came from the diversity of those experiences. Dancing at Egurrola Dance Studio taught me discipline and how to work with my body. That’s where I realized that the stage is not only about the voice, but also about energy, movement, and presence.

Competitions and modeling, on the other hand, teach humility very quickly. At such a young age you begin to understand that in this industry not everything depends on a single performance or a single decision. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. The most important thing is to maintain balance and not lose yourself.

Those experiences made it possible for me to feel very natural on stage today. I don’t see it as a place of pressure, but rather as a space for dialogue with the audience. I believe that this is what gave me the calmness that has become a very important part of my identity as an artist.

After releasing seven singles, you decided to take a break and change direction. What became the impulse for your return, and what thought, experience, or need made you feel ready to come back with new energy and a more conscious vision

Ineska Winter: Silence came. Paradoxically, it was more demanding than any concert. For several months nothing was happening—neither on stage nor creatively. It was a moment when I started asking myself very honest questions about the meaning of what I was doing.

Sometimes that kind of silence is necessary in order to hear yourself again. The turning point came when I met Jakub Liszko. Our collaboration was like turning on a light in a dark room. Suddenly there was new energy, a new sound, and a new vision.

At that point it was no longer about the need to be seen. It became a conscious decision to return to music on my own terms.

How would you define the style and character of the music you create?

Ineska Winter: The closest description would be futuristic pop with an emotional core. I really like contrasts—modern, global sound combined with a very personal story.

My music is a little like a city at night. On one side it pulses with energy and electronics, and on the other it hides very intimate emotions. I love the moment when a cool, almost distant production meets the warmth of a human voice.

That’s exactly the space where my musical world is created.

In your new artistic chapter there is a clear sense of direction and awareness, as if you know exactly how you want to be seen and heard. To what extent is this new version of yourself the result of a carefully thought-out plan, and to what extent is it simply the natural maturation of your artistic identity? How would you like listeners to perceive you today—not only through the lens of a single song, but through the entire vision you are building?

Ineska Winter: I think it’s a combination of both. The plan was a kind of sketch, but experience gave it depth. Over time I began to understand more and more clearly who I am as an artist and what I truly want from music.

Today I don’t think about a single song. I think about the entire world I’m building around the music. The aesthetic, the stage vision, the emotion that remains with people after a concert.

I would like listeners to see me as an artist who is coherent and consistent—someone who continues to evolve without losing her identity.

You consistently choose collaborators who raise the bar. By working with Jakub Liszko—the co-creator of Usher’s album Coming Home and a Grammy-nominated producer—you entered a completely different scale and standard. The result of that collaboration included your music appearing on numerous international playlists and mentions in music magazines. How did that experience influence your thinking about quality, the international context of music, and the standards you set for yourself as an artist today?

Ineska Winter: Working with Jakub changed my thinking a lot. I realized that quality is not the final result—it’s the starting point.

When you work with a producer who operates on an international level, you begin to look at music much more broadly. Not just in terms of one market, but the entire world.

That experience taught me one thing: if you create music, create it as if it were meant to be heard everywhere. When you do that, you automatically raise the bar for yourself and for the entire project.

Burning Man appears in your aesthetic as a symbol of transformation. What elements of that desert philosophy of freedom and radical expression have you brought into your art?

Ineska Winter: First of all, freedom of expression. Burning Man is a place where people allow themselves to be fully themselves—without masks and without expectations.

That energy inspires me a lot. The colors, the forms, the visual courage. But most of all the sense of community and transformation.

On stage I try to create a similar experience. A concert is not just a performance. It’s a moment when the artist and the audience go through something together.

Your concerts are not simply presentations of songs, but full, multi-dimensional experiences. How would you describe the energy of your live performances, and what can audiences expect when they enter your stage world?

Ineska Winter: The closest word would be immersion. I want people to feel as if they’ve stepped into another world for a moment. Lights, visuals, music, emotions—everything works together.

The most beautiful moments on stage are when I see that the audience stops being just spectators and begins to co-create the energy of the concert.

Looking at the direction your music and image are developing, which artists from the Polish or global scene would you most like to collaborate with creatively? And which festivals or stages would you dream of performing on—if you had to name the ones that best resonate with your aesthetic and energy today?

Ineska Winter: I’m most inspired by artists who have their own language—people who aren’t afraid of experimentation and who build their own musical worlds.

I don’t think about collaborations only in terms of big names. What interests me more is a shared vision and creative energy.

I also dream about festivals that treat music as an artistic experience—places where a concert becomes an event, not just another performance in the lineup.

Your new single “Z Tobą w sercu” will be released soon. Tell us about the process of creating it—from the first impulse that started the story to the moment the song finally took its final shape in the studio. What kind of energy and emotional direction does this single represent in the context of your artistic journey so far?

Ineska Winter: The song started very simply—with one thought written late at night.

It’s a story about a feeling that doesn’t disappear, even if it changes its form. The first version was created more than a year ago with Nikodem Sikorski and Szymon Musierowicz. But I felt that something was still missing. When we came back to it with Kuba Liszko and slightly changed the sound, suddenly everything fell into place.

Today that single symbolizes calmness and maturity for me—the kind that appears after a storm.

“DejaVu Bez Snu” marked a new direction, and “Z Tobą w sercu” reveals another layer. How does the map of this journey look moving forward? Are you building a long-term release concept that leads toward a larger project, or do you prefer to let each single open a new, unexpected chapter?

Ineska Winter: Yes, every single is part of a bigger story. I’m building a project that connects music, imagery, and emotion into one world.

It’s a long-term vision, but at the same time I leave space for intuition. Because very often intuition leads to the most interesting creative moments.

If someone were to summarize your musical journey many years from now, what would you like them to say about you? What specific value, change, or quality would you like to bring to the contemporary music scene?

Ineska Winter: I would like someone to say that I was an authentic artist—someone who wasn’t afraid to combine strength with sensitivity and create her own space.

I don’t want to simply follow trends. I want to build something that stays with people for a long time.

If my music can become a light for someone during a difficult moment, that will be the greatest meaning of this journey for me.

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